I always sort of wished I could be superhuman. Some how I could suddenly overcome my human limitations and weaknesses and do anything. I came across this passage as I was while I was preparing a Bible study made me think:
2 Corinthians 4
"7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in you."
May its okay not to be be superhuman after all. Maybe God wants me to be fragile, like a jar of clay. Because after all it isn't about me, its about him. If I were superhuman it would be about me. If I am a frail human it is about him. When I reach my human limits and he acts, I know its him who got me through it. Maybe God wants people to see Christ's life not mine. He is the real superhero.
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